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EX36

Postcode district

Postcode district covering South Molton and North Molton, in North Devon.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an EX36 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In EX36, 70.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£290,000
1,065th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,987
713th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How EX36 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

EX36Middle
Median sale price33 postcode districts, EX · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in EX33 areas from £243,620 to £550,000. The middle area is £299,000. EX36 is £290,000.
£290,000joint 10th cheapest
Population33 postcode districts, EX · 2021
Population: every postcode district in EX33 areas from 1,608 to 60,310. The middle area is 14,585. EX36 is 9,987.
9,98712th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage33 postcode districts, EX · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in EX33 areas from 12.7% to 96.7%. The middle area is 64.8%. EX36 is 70.1%.
70.1%13th highest
Claimant rate33 postcode districts, EX · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in EX33 areas from 1.3% to 3.6%. The middle area is 2.2%. EX36 is 2.4%.
2.4%joint 13th highest

Is EX36 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in EX36 at a rate of 49.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across EX.

In August 2026 alone, 62 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in EX36.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (265), other crime (81) and criminal damage and arson (50).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in EX36 was 48.8 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in EX36, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so EX36 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in EX36

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
North Devon 013B2,32730.7 per 1,000458.0%
North Devon 013C1,67350.7 per 1,000473.3%
North Devon 013D2,46551.0 per 1,000683.3%
North Devon 013E1,95097.0 per 1,000489.8%
North Devon 014A2,13322.5 per 1,000453.4%

MPs for EX36

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in EX361

Postcode sectors in EX363

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Postcode districts next to EX366

More in the EX postcode area2

EX36 in brief

EX36 is a postcode district covering South Molton and North Molton, in North Devon.

About 10,389 people lived in EX36 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £290,000 in 2025 across 197 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 49.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in EX36 was £290,000 in 2025.

EX36 had 9,987 usual residents at the census.

In EX36, 70.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In EX36, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.